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by RVS
Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:23 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: Sphoeroides rosenblatti.
Replies: 12
Views: 3599

Sphoeroides rosenblatti.

Hi there, i was reading some books to identify american puffers and yesterday i recived a phone call from my LFS to said to me that they got a "colombian fresh water puffer" the first thing i though was that the fish was a Colomesus asellus, but then i arrived and i find out a very strange...
by RVS
Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:11 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Cross River Puffer
Replies: 20
Views: 2792

Re: Cross River Puffer

is he at FW or BW?
by RVS
Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh, the mess!
Replies: 1
Views: 461

Re: Oh, the mess!

It is funny when they spit all over the tank in all possible directions, seems that they are conscious of what they are doing lol
by RVS
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:20 pm
Forum: Tricks of the Trade/Equipment Queries
Topic: Cooling a tank?
Replies: 8
Views: 2200

Re: Cooling a tank?

fans are good, my thank is sealed at 1.022 and i use a small HP computer fan, it colds the water from 29ºC to 25º C all the day long, a little but noisy but efective.
by RVS
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP with skin problems!
Replies: 9
Views: 789

Re: GSP with skin problems!

Thanks for the advise, he start to follow everything you told me, and of course, we are ready for the worst but waiting the best, i´ll keep you informed about this little folk. it would be good to use sera mycopur & sera baktopur in the water, and baths with melafix, ¿ok? Tea tree oil, really? s...
by RVS
Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:57 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP with skin problems!
Replies: 9
Views: 789

Re: GSP with skin problems!

It looks more like an open wound... i´ve heard about melafix ¿do you know the active ingredients? just in case he does not find it.
by RVS
Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP with skin problems!
Replies: 9
Views: 789

Re: GSP with skin problems!

Yep.... poor, i dont know if i must feel angry or sorrow, or both. What i told his is: 1.- Separate the puffer to a 30gl. 2.-adquire a 120g for the puffers only, he accepted this. 3.-Then rise salinity to 1.018. 4.- adquire an appropriate skimmer and a sump filter for the 120gl in order to get more ...
by RVS
Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:54 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: GSP with skin problems!
Replies: 9
Views: 789

GSP with skin problems!

Hi there! im doing a favor to a friend ho has some puffers, hes does not has an account here (probably he´ll create one) but one of his puffers has developed a very very strange stuff (disease), here are the Q: 1.- water parameters: ph: 7.7, NO2< 0.3 mg/l, NH3/NH40 mg/l, and 1.002. 2.- Tank size and...
by RVS
Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: crayfish?
Replies: 7
Views: 666

Re: crayfish?

It depends from puffer to puffer, and also some species have fastest teeth growth rate.
Generally, all the foods with soft shell (snails, shrimps and crayfish) provide enough "trim" but some puffers need harder foods, like crab legs or small mussels.
by RVS
Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: C.irrubesco planted tank
Replies: 13
Views: 1548

Re: C.irrubesco planted tank

Errase this please :lol:
by RVS
Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: C.irrubesco planted tank
Replies: 13
Views: 1548

Re: C.irrubesco planted tank

RVS: yes the left side is a bit empty. I had some problems with B. japonica and P. palustris. They stopped growing due to incorrect NO3 and PO4 concentrations. Now the problem seems solved and they are growing back, slowly. Ou! i never tried those plants before, but its good to know that they are r...
by RVS
Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:56 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: C.irrubesco planted tank
Replies: 13
Views: 1548

Re: C.irrubesco planted tank

Beautiful tank! i like the plants distribution (but left side looks a little empty ñ_ñ) and those puffers seems to be just ok with their partners, certainly is the C. lorteti the one who is quite agressive at them selves and in some cases to other species. Now you make me want a Red Eye red Tail puf...
by RVS
Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:56 pm
Forum: Meet and Greet
Topic: Hello from Thailand
Replies: 6
Views: 551

Re: Hello from Thailand

Welcome!
i´ve always wanted to import some FW puffers form your country to mine but there has been no time ñ_ñ
by RVS
Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Wet Suit Pics
Replies: 12
Views: 1139

Re: Wet Suit Pics

Pufferpunk wrote:That's a fake puffer.
Of course it is LOL :lol:
did you get nice pics from the dive session?
by RVS
Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: a good FW fish book?
Replies: 10
Views: 1098

Re: a good FW fish book?

Good to know it.
i guess i´ll buy 2 new books for my library ñ_ñ